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Table 1 Chemical composition (g/kg DM or as stated) of feeds

From: Evaluation of feed value of a by-product of pickled radish for ruminants: analyses of nutrient composition, storage stability, and in vitro ruminal fermentation

Item1

BPR2

Ryegrass straw

Concentrate mix

DM, g/kg as fed

71

867

864

OM

709

944

938

CP

75

63

149

SOLP

36

20

48

NDICP

8

18

22

ADICP

3

18

15

aNDF

243

754

245

ADF

218

520

124

ADL

12

134

33

Ether extract

7

9

40

Ash

291

56

62

Ca

3

5

9

P

2

1

6

K

11

9

11

Na

103

4

4

Cl

142

7

3

S

3

2

3

TDN

527

429

766

NEm, MJ/kg DM

4.8

3.3

7.6

NEg, MJ/kg DM

2.4

1.1

5.0

Total carbohydrates

627

872

750

NFC

392

136

526

Carbohydrate fractions, g/kg carbohydrate

 CA

290

62

115

 CB1

16

11

536

 CB2

319

83

51

 CB3

329

475

194

 CC

45

369

104

Protein fractions, g/kg CP

 PA + B1

480

317

322

 PB2

412

402

532

 PB3

65

3

48

 PC

43

278

98

  1. 1 DM dry matter, OM organic matter, CP crude protein, SOLP soluble CP, NDICP neutral detergent insoluble CP, ADICP acid detergent insoluble CP, aNDF neutral detergent fiber analyzed using a heat stable amylase and expressed inclusive of residual ash, ADF acid detergent fiber, ADL acid detergent lignin, TDN total digestible nutrients, NEm net energy for maintenance, NEg net energy for growth, NFC non-fiber carbohydrate, CA carbohydrate A fraction, ethanol soluble carbohydrates, CB1 carbohydrate B1 fraction, starch, CB2 carbohydrate B2 fraction, soluble fiber, CB3 carbohydrate B3 fraction, available insoluble fiber, CC carbohydrate C fraction, unavailable carbohydrate, PA + B1 protein A and B1 fractions, soluble CP, PB2 protein B2 fraction, intermediate degradable CP, PB3 protein B3 fraction, slowly degradable fiber-bound CP, PC protein C fraction, unavailable CP
  2. 2By-product of pickled radish. BPR was composited from three batches (equal weight, wet basis)